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Memorial Service - Wyatt Klein, 28
Wyatt Klein, 28, of Jamestown, North Dakota, formerly of Glenwood, died July 6, 2012 as the result of a car accident.
Monday, July, 09, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

Memorial Service - Kyle Neitzert, 42
Kyle B. Neitzert, 42 Alexandria, died September 29, 2012 at Douglas County Hospital as a result of a car accident.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

Rocky Lund, 26
Rocky Paul Lund, 26, born in Alexandria, died Friday, August 3, 2012 in a car accident in Nisswa.
Monday, August, 06, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

Mary Dickmeyer, 84
Mary E. Dickmeyer, age 84 of Alexandria, died as a passenger in a car accident on January 15, 2013 in Mesa, Arizona.
Tuesday, January, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

Kyle Neitzert, 42
Kyle Brian Neitzert, 42, Alexandria, died Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Douglas County Hospital in Alexandria as a result of a car accident.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

Drug crimes, burglaries up
The good news: The number of car accidents, domestic violence calls and drunk driving arrests in Alexandria dropped in 2012. The bad news: Burglaries skyrocketed, and assaults, felony arrests and drug-related crimes are all on the rise.
Wednesday, March, 27, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Free wheelin’: Fund created to help local woman regain freedom
Six years ago, Annie Miller was in a critical car accident. Annie was thrown from the car and when she hit the pavement her future changed. She suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Friday, August, 31, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Dnt txt n drv – Student/parent event focuses on distracted driving
Attendees were able to experience the dangers associated with distracted driving in a safe, controlled environment. Teens each took a spin in a go-cart while exchanging text messages with their parents.
Friday, May, 25, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Representative Torrey Westrom inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame
Representative Torrey Westrom (R-Elbow Lake) recently was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Many people are familiar with Canton, Ohio, which is where the National Football Hall of Fame is located. Fewer people are familiar with The National Wrestling Hall of Fame, which is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Friday, June, 22, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Grandparent scam on rise; know the red flags
Seniors are often a top target for scammers, so it’s important they know how to identify signs of potential scams. Chief among these fraudulent schemes is the grandparent scam, wherein phone calls or e-mails attempt to fool seniors into thinking their grandchild (or a loved one) is hurt, or arrested and stranded in a foreign country, and in desperate need of money.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

New campaign aims to snuff out youth smoking
If you think smoking is on the way out for today’s youth, you’re blowing smoke. They’re still lighting up and paying the price, financially and health-wise.
Wednesday, November, 14, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Editorial - Ten reasons to quit smoking
Smoking is such an ingrained part of some people’s lives that quitting seems impossible. They can’t imagine a life without cigarettes and any glimmering notion of stopping is quickly snuffed out by thoughts of how hard it would be, why they should bother at this point and whether it would do any good.
Wednesday, November, 14, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Everett Anderson, 89
Everett Anderson, age 89, went to meet his Savior on Tuesday morning, April 30, 2013 from his home in Osakis.
Saturday, May, 04, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

Column - Bob, the 'hood,' was always on a mission
In the mid-to-late 1950s, hometown buddies LeRoy, Monte Edmandson and Bob formed a band called The Golden Chords. They played often in the garage of Bob’s home on 7th Street, a stone’s throw from the high school. The trio was often on a mission. That was Bob’s word for doing something cool.
Friday, November, 02, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Column - Karen will be greeted with a cucumber martini
There are many children – two generations of them, most of them now grown-ups – who are mourning the unthinkable loss of Karen Simmons, the beloved local librarian.
Friday, March, 01, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

With helping comes healing
Amy Kiehn can only hope that she can give others hope. Because she has been through it herself, she thinks she may be able to do just that.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - Life

Police scanner silence - Why citizens aren't hearing everything
If you’ve been listening to your trusty old police scanner you may be missing something – half the action. Douglas County has started broadcasting on a new digital frequency and some information isn’t picked up by analog scanner units. Once the county goes completely digital, analog scanners will find a new home, in the recycling bin.
Friday, November, 23, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Thumbs Up/Down - February 15, 2013
Thumbs Down: Beware of high-pressure sales tactics that some non-local companies use against vulnerable victims.
Friday, February, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Federal Affordable Care Act expansion impacts Douglas County Social Services
Douglas County commissioners approve new hires and remember Library Director. Douglas County Social Services is preparing for what could be an influx in Medical Assistance cases come January 2014. An estimated 1,500 people could be added to the department’s case load since the federal Affordable Care Act passed the House and Senate quicker than anticipated.
Wednesday, February, 27, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Son of college coach killed in accident in Pope County
An infant was killed and two other people are in critical condition following a head-on collision Saturday in Pope County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
Tuesday, July, 31, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

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